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We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.

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Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.
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Agree Command Date Divine Rule
And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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Community God People Servant Understand
God’s love does not protect us from suffering. God’s love protects us in the midst of suffering.
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Deep God Love Protection Suffering
We should think about whether canonizations, which are an invention of the Middle Ages, still make sense today.
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Age Day Invention Thinking
That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites.
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Favor Myself Roman Way
A Church which abandons the truth abandons itself.
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Abandonment Religious Truth
At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.
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Aware Evil Goodness Man Religious Time Tradition Various Woman
I’m not saying goodbye to life because I’m a misanthropist or disdain this life, but because, for other reasons, it’s time to move on.
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End Life Move On Myself Reason
After two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history.
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Cold Community End History War World
There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
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Earth Peace Religion World
There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions.
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Nation Peace Religion
If priests were allowed to marry, if this would be an optional thing, and if he could have wife and children, he would certainly have less temptation to satisfy certain sexual impulses with minors.
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Children Choice Marriage Option Priest Result Satisfaction Temptation Wife
A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
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Human Infinite Protection
I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.
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Catholic Myself Tradition
The Gospel has to be the norm.
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In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
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God Humanity Love Religious

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